What is 2/6 plus 8/9?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 8/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 and 8/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 9 = 18
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 6 = 48
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 18 + 48 = 66
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 9 = 54
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 66/54
- Simplify the fraction (66/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 66/6 = 11
- 54/6 = 9
- This gives: 11/9.
The result of adding 2/6 and 8/9 is : 11/9 (or 1.2222222222222 in its decimal form)